Import/export HS code 070820: Fresh or chilled beans

Fresh or chilled beans, including varieties like Vigna and Phaseolus

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Kenya 62,865,607
Egypt 25,772,576
Morocco 11,831,487
Rwanda 8,765,182
Senegal 7,481,739

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Kenya 33,827,759 29,037,848 -4,789,911
Egypt 13,732,649 12,039,927 -1,692,722
Morocco 6,868,067 4,963,420 -1,904,647
Rwanda 3,047,800 5,717,382 +2,669,582
Senegal 1,997,068 5,484,671 +3,487,603
Netherlands 1,231,077 1,613,102 +382,025
Gambia 832,677 793,601 -39,076
Guatemala 979,946 393,385 -586,561
Spain 692,726 629,078 -63,648
United Republic of Tanzania 224,892 822,949 +598,057

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Kenya 62,691,367
Egypt 25,867,740
Morocco 13,245,631
Rwanda 8,729,284
Senegal 8,012,515

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Kenya 33,741,396 28,949,971 -4,791,425
Egypt 13,815,817 12,051,923 -1,763,894
Morocco 7,542,603 5,703,028 -1,839,575
Rwanda 3,034,291 5,694,993 +2,660,702
Senegal 2,305,761 5,706,754 +3,400,993
Guatemala 1,176,128 685,550 -490,578
Gambia 832,677 793,601 -39,076
Netherlands 346,045 962,419 +616,374
United Republic of Tanzania 255,618 930,622 +675,004
Sri Lanka 258,538 695,480 +436,942

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 21
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - East and North East 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Outer London - South 8

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - West and North West 17 15 -2
Inner London - East 9 10 +1
Outer London - East and North East 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Outer London - South 2 7 +5
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Merseyside 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 98,169,157
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,294,424
Road transport 6,300,274
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,811,796
Other 813,893

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 50,734,384 47,434,773 -3,299,611
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,500,166 12,794,258 +4,294,092
Road transport 5,065,765 1,234,509 -3,831,256
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,409,882 3,401,914 +1,992,032
Other 381,108 432,785 +51,677

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 87,823,239
ZLC 13,099,363
Dover 6,870,015
Portsmouth 5,767,123
London Stansted Airport 5,530,031

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 45,862,374 41,960,865 -3,901,509
ZLC 6,089,826 7,009,537 +919,711
Dover 3,904,124 2,965,891 -938,233
Portsmouth 1,439,439 4,327,684 +2,888,245
London Stansted Airport 2,619,641 2,910,390 +290,749
Manchester Airport 2,079,326 1,901,288 -178,038
Eurotunnel 1,702,857 1,118,256 -584,601
Harwich 1,149,287 702,613 -446,674
Felixstowe 206,277 986,110 +779,833
London Gatwick Airport 167,272 662,230 +494,958

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 99
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of food products 5
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 42
2025-10 40
2025-09 34
2025-08 33
2025-07 39

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 56
0-1m 28
54m+ 19
15m-54m 15
Other 4

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 787,854
Netherlands 54,875
Iceland 29,781
Italy 2,942
Gibraltar 1,264

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 447,685 340,169 -107,516
Netherlands 54,875 0 -54,875
Iceland 15,629 14,152 -1,477
Italy 0 2,942 +2,942
Gibraltar 0 1,264 +1,264

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XU 49,988
Egypt 22,726
Kenya 21,164
Morocco 13,741
XI 2,234

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XU 13,110 36,878 +23,768
Egypt 18,315 4,411 -13,904
Kenya 11,456 9,708 -1,748
Morocco 2,900 10,841 +7,941
XI 500 1,734 +1,234
Zimbabwe 672 66 -606
Peru 283 55 -228
Ireland 204 128 -76
Rwanda 93 53 -40
United Republic of Tanzania 85 0 -85

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 392,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 343,313
Other 111,558
Air transport 29,781

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 240,202 151,862 -88,340
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 214,676 128,637 -86,039
Other 47,682 63,876 +16,194
Air transport 15,629 14,152 -1,477

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 541,173
Liverpool Docks 111,963
000 111,558
Felixstowe 31,906
Birmingham Airport 29,781

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Holyhead 323,642 217,531 -106,111
Liverpool Docks 64,741 47,222 -17,519
000 47,682 63,876 +16,194
Felixstowe 31,906 0 -31,906
Birmingham Airport 15,629 14,152 -1,477
Fishguard 8,740 9,630 +890
London 14,759 2,942 -11,817
Harwich 8,210 0 -8,210
Milford 2,880 1,910 -970
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 1,264 +1,264

Quick facts

HS code: 070820

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Fresh or chilled beans, including varieties like Vigna and Phaseolus